Legislation related to Active Cyber Defense took effect Thursday, enabling the public and private sectors to share sensitive information and also authorizing the police and Self-Defense Forces to gain ...

An underground funicular that can cover a 456-meter elevation difference in 20 minutes, part of the Kurobe-Unazuki Canyon Route connecting Kurobe Dam and Gorge in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, is seen.

The Immigration Services Agency tightened its screening guidelines for foreign nationals seeking permanent residency on Thursday, requiring applicants to earn more than the average annual income of ...

Japan bagged two gold medals Wednesday at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 when judoka Mitsuki Kondo won in the women’s 48-kilogram class while her brother Hayato won in the men’s 60-kilogram class.

Typhoon Surigae was bordering the Kanto region while another typhoon named Choi-wan officially formed in the Southern Pacific on Thursday.

Britain’s MI5 spy agency issued an unprecedented alert on Wednesday to warn that a Chinese organisation was involved in funding academic research into topics such as AI on behalf of Beijing’s state ...

The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv tried to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but passengers subdued him while other pilots landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia, Israeli ...

From 100 losses to their first playoff series win in two decades, these scrappy Chicago White Sox just keep outdoing themselves.

A brown bear charged and rammed into a car driven by a 30-year-old woman in Bifuka, northern Hokkaido at about 7:35 p.m. on Tuesday. The driver was not injured, according to the local police.

The government plans to build a system to subsidize the costs of securing crude oil supplies that do not pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to three bills the government is considering to ...